Given name & surname · also Korean

Choy

Choy is a surname from Korean. It is used in English and Spanish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Choy comes from Korean, and ultimately from Cantonese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Choy’s family of names

In English usage, Choy as a surname has a related form in CHOI.

Walk Choy’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Chinese

Chow

Chow is a surname from Cantonese. It is used in English and Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Korean

Choo

Choo is a surname from Chinese, ultimately from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

30% boys · 70% girls

Hakka

Choong

Choong is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Hakka.

No U.S. birth series

59% boys · 41% girls

Korean

Tsoy

Tsoy is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

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Korean

Choe

Choe is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Wade–Giles

Ch'i

Ch'i is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

No U.S. birth series

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Wade–Giles

Ch'en

Ch'en is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

No U.S. birth series

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Hokkien

Chui

Chui is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Hokkien.

No U.S. birth series

12% boys · 88% girls

Sibling ideas

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